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One Pan Creamy Gnocchi with Sausage

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This one pan creamy gnocchi with sausage recipe is an easy, quick, and incredibly delicious comfort food meal. Ready in 30 minutes!

skillet with Italian sausage gnocchi and a serving spoon

It's time for another simple gnocchi recipe! My creamy spinach and mushroom gnocchi recipe has been doing really well (it is delicious), so I made a creamy tomato gnocchi recipe recently as well.

Those two recipes are vegetarian, so I decided to make one for the meat lovers out there.

I'm super excited about this one too!

What kind of gnocchi to use?

I buy the shelf-stable potato gnocchi found in the pasta aisle of most major grocery stores.

plate with creamy Italian sausage gnocchi

Like the other gnocchi recipes, this Italian sausage gnocchi is a one pan wonder as well. No need to boil the gnocchi in a separate pan because it all cooks in the sauce.

Fewer dishes!

And this sauce is lip-smackingly good. It's tomato-based, creamy, garlicky, and the pieces of Italian sausage take the flavor to the next level. Total comfort food.

You know me... I love me some creamy sauces every now and then. 😉

Pro tip: If you can't use white wine for whatever reason, try replacing it with chicken broth + 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard.

Have you tried my Sausage, Kale, and Gnocchi Soup or my Easy Chicken Gnocchi Soup?

skillet with one-pan Italian sausage gnocchi

This creamy gnocchi recipe has received a lot of love since I first posted it - one sweet reader said: "This was fantastic and my family loved it!" 

More one-pan gnocchi recipes you may like:

bowl of creamy Italian sausage gnocchi

Hope you love this easy gnocchi recipe!

Questions? Don't hesitate to ask.

This one pan creamy gnocchi with sausage recipe is an easy, quick, and incredibly delicious comfort food meal. Ready in 30 minutes!

One Pan Creamy Gnocchi with Sausage

This one pan creamy gnocchi with sausage recipe is an easy, quick, and incredibly delicious comfort food meal. Ready in 30 minutes!
4.98 from 81 votes
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4

Ingredients
 

  • 8.8 ounces Italian sausages (cut into bite-size pieces) see recipe notes
  • 1/2 small onion chopped finely
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/3 cup dry white wine (e.g. sauvignon blanc)
  • 1 (14 fluid ounce) can diced tomatoes with juices
  • 1 cup heavy/whipping cream
  • 1 pound uncooked potato gnocchi
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • Handful fresh basil torn
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Prep your sausage and onion. Feel free to take the sausage meat out of the casing if that's easier than cutting it.
  • Sauté the sausage pieces and onion in a skillet on on medium-high heat for 7-10 minutes, or until the sausage and onions are lightly browned.
  • Add the garlic to the pan and sauté for 30 seconds, or until fragrant. 
  • Add the wine and let it cook for about a minute.
  • Stir in the diced tomatoes, cream, and gnocchi. Once the sauce starts to bubble again, cover the pan and reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 5 minutes. 
  • Uncover the pan, give it a good stir, and let it cook for another few minutes, or until the gnocchi has cooked through and is nice and soft and the sauce has thickened to your liking.
  • Stir in the parmesan cheese, basil, and salt & pepper, to taste. Serve immediately. 

Notes

  • There is no need to pre-cook the gnocchi. It'll cook right in the sauce. 
  • I bought a pack of 5 mild Italian sausages (Johnsonville brand) and used half of it for this recipe. Anything around the 8-10 ounce or so mark would work. Feel free to substitute with spicy Italian or another similar variety of sausage. 
Keyword gnocchi with sausage
Author Natasha Bull
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    • Natasha says

      I explain under the heading "What kind of gnocchi to use" within the blog post. 🙂 You want the shelf stable kind. Homemade gnocchi is likely to fall apart. The refrigerated kind (found in the refrigerated pasta section of some grocery stores) is fine too.

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  2. Kristin says

    5 stars
    Made this for dinner tonight. It was amazing! I threw some handfuls of baby spinach in at the end because I had some to use up. Delicious!

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  6. Allie says

    5 stars
    This was so good!
    I made a few alterations:
    I substituted the heavy cream for creme fraiche, added 200g of bacon lardons, used Cumberland sausages, added a little Italian seasoning and just used a sprinkling of parmesan.
    Absolute winner of a dinner 👌

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  7. K. Lees says

    5 stars
    My husband and I LOVE this recipe. We typically make it three times a month during the winter. We add two large handfuls of spinach near the end of preparation and it just makes this great recipe even better.

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    • Natasha says

      That is awesome!! I love adding fresh spinach to dishes too. 🙂 Thanks for taking the time to review my recipe.

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  8. Laura Foist @mealswithafoodscientist says

    5 stars
    This was delicious! I took out the onion (my husband gets migraines from onions) and added in some spinach. And even though my family isn’t typically fond of cooked spinach they loved it in this dish! Thanks for a great recipe!

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  11. Katelyn says

    5 stars
    Super simple recipe that packs a lot of flavor. Made for my boyfriend and he loved it and requests it all the time. Thank you!

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    • Natasha says

      Hmmm... it's really the star of the dish. I'm not really sure what else you could straight sub it with without having to tweak a few things. Maybe just try a different one of my gnocchi recipes? This one has chicken and bacon: https://bit.ly/3th815z or type "gnocchi" into any of the search bars on my website and all my one pan gnocchi recipes will come up for you. 🙂

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    • Barb says

      I use diced pancetta all the time. Many grocery stores now carry it pre-diced and packaged. Saute it till crisp.

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    • Natasha says

      I don't think that will work. Gnocchi is pretty soft and cooks fast, and it releases a lot of starch. It's made of potatoes. Pasta will take longer, so the one pan method won't work the same. You could try making it separately though and adding sauce + pasta together at the end.

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  16. Carol says

    5 stars
    Everyone loved it! I made it with sweet Italian chicken sausage (Adelles) and added Italian seasoning to the cream and tomatoes because it’s what I had on hand. Super delicious! Great recipe!

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  17. K France says

    5 stars
    Made it tonight and it was wonderful. I’m going to make it with more sausage and add some spinach. Great sauce!!

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